Human Anatomy Quiz
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Human Anatomy Quiz

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What does the term 'anatomy' originate from in Greek?

  • Cutting up or taking apart (correct)
  • Cellular organization
  • Living body examination
  • Understanding structures

    • What is gross anatomy primarily concerned with?

  • Cells and tissues
  • Developmental changes before birth
  • Surface relationships to skin
  • Structures visible without a microscope (correct)

    • Which technique is often used to study gross anatomy?

  • CT scans
  • MRI
  • Blood sampling
  • Dissection (correct)

    • What does developmental anatomy focus on?

    <p>Structural changes from birth to death</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is clinical anatomy best described?

    <p>Application of anatomical knowledge in practice</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which subdivision of anatomy includes the study of cells and tissues using a microscope?

    <p>Histology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does surface anatomy examine?

    <p>Internal structures visible on skin surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which position refers to the ventral surface of the body facing down?

    <p>Prone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of systemic anatomy?

    <p>All structures of a particular system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the movement of a limb medially towards the median plane?

    <p>Adduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does plantarflexion do to the foot or toes?

    <p>Turns the foot towards the plantar surface</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct definition of medial rotation?

    <p>Movement toward the median plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the action of decreasing the angle between two bones?

    <p>Flexion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does opposition refer to in anatomical movements?

    <p>Movement of the thumb pad to another digit pad</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which movement involves a combination of flexion, abduction, extension, and adduction?

    <p>Circumduction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines the term contralateral?

    <p>Referring to the opposite side of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What movement describes the thumb returning to its anatomical position?

    <p>Reposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the movement that directs the sole of the foot outwards?

    <p>Eversion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the posterior movement of the mandible?

    <p>Retraction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In anatomical terms, what does the movement of elevation refer to?

    <p>Raising a body part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the human body includes the head, neck, and trunk?

    <p>Axial part</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What describes the anterior movement of the mandible?

    <p>Protrusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic living unit of the body?

    <p>Cell</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a level of structural organization in the human body?

    <p>Epithelial level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the anatomical position describe?

    <p>The standard reference position of the body</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which anatomical plane divides the body into right and left halves?

    <p>Median plane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of anatomy studies structural changes caused by disease?

    <p>Pathological anatomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What comprises the appendicular part of the human body?

    <p>Upper and lower limbs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of tissue includes epithelial, connective, muscular, and nervous types?

    <p>Tissue level</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the coronal or frontal planes divide the body into?

    <p>Anterior and posterior parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to a position that is lower in relation to the body?

    <p>Inferior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the correct description of the transverse or horizontal planes?

    <p>They divide the body into superior and inferior parts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which descriptor refers to a part that is nearer to the median plane?

    <p>Medial</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'proximal' refer to in anatomical terms?

    <p>Nearer to the origin of the limb</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In anatomical terminology, which term is used to refer to a position towards the tail?

    <p>Caudal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which directional term indicates a position at the back of the body?

    <p>Dorsal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is the position of the heart described in relation to the lungs?

    <p>Medial to the lungs</p> Signup and view all the answers

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